91 weeks off topcial steroids and I am sorry to say the itchy bastard is still attacking!

Well, not much new to report, I feel like a broken record that we are all getting sick of listening to. Kline is in another bad flare.  Up all night, till 4 or 7 am and sleeping till 2pm most days. Then in the bath till bed most days.  His feet are pretty bad and super itchy. He screams bloody murder when he gets in the bath because of the boo boo's on his feet and it breaks my heart, all I can do is hold his hand!

I have no idea if he will ever not be itchy.  It's is hard to keep my hopes up when it has been so long. I hope and wish with all my soul that his life gets better than this, that he is not itchy like this forever. Maybe Santa will answer our wishes this year? 

I, on the other hand have been obsessed with my diet and Crossfit!  I love Crossfit and thanks to my local Crossfit Jibboom, in Truckee Ca...I now have a new body, I am the strongest I have ever been, i am super healthy, and I AM one hot mama!

I will share my before and after pictures with you.....I have not shared my before picture much because I

not sure you can tell but his capillaries in his face a freaking out here and all red.  he is super itchy and flaring in the picture.

Sept. 2013

Nov. 15, 2013

was embarrassed but I shouldn't be....our life has been rough and I turned to food and wine...Now I am turning to working out and eating healthy and socializing at the gym!

I had gained 20 lbs, during my miscarried pregnancy and I can say that is all gone and more!

I am going to Kick Ass on the slopes this year, so watch out!!!

Kick ass Mom's, love Loren xooxo

Happy Halloween! A Food Allergy Stresser

Ah Halloween!!!  A kids fun night and allergy mom's worst nightmare!

BOO!

ok for kline!

"It's Dairy!"

So the itchy bastard stayed away pretty much all day on Halloween!  That was super, and thank god for that!!

It should have been a stress free night then right!?!?

Well, as a mom with a severe food allergy kid, Halloween is always a scary nightmare!

Every house you go to you have to check the candy and make sure it doesn't have nuts, dairy, eggs, gluten, etc.


Kline has gotten really good at knowing what candies he can have! It is pretty amazing, how well this kid knows his shit! He can look into a huge bowl of candy and pick out which ones he can have, he is devoted to the cause!

The problem is people don't always let the kids pick their candy...they just drop a handful of candy into the kids bag and push them out the door.

So, if I could suggest something to everyone who hands out candy. Please let the kids pick the candy they want! 

Kline tried hard to do this, but people just thought he was being rude and "shopping" for the candy he wanted.  They did not realize that if he got a bite of a dairy, egg, or nut candy he could die. 

Kline was such a trooper.... If he got a dairy or nut candy....he would just walk back to me, say, "dairy" in a disappointed tone and give me the candy or give it to one of his friends.  I would reassure him that at the next house he may get a candy he could eat. It was sad but sweet and I was very proud of him!!


Actually, I was a fucking fool, because I didn't even bring his epi pen along. What an ass!!!!  Once it gets dark a deadly candy could easily be eaten on accident.

So, next year, I will remember a flash lite to see what the candy is and his epi pen! My Paxil and a nice big glass of wine will help too.

If you could remember to let the kiddos pick their own candy out of your bowl that would be great too,

Thanks,
From one freak of an allergy mom!
Xoxox happy Halloween